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Hivernage dans les Glaces (Un) - 1874 

A Winter Amid the Ice - 1874 / 1876

French
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Jules Verne
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This short story was also published as part of a collection of short stories in Doctor Ox's Experiment

Alternate English Titles:

    A Winter Amid the Ice
    A Winter Among the Ice-Fields
    A Winters Sojourn in the Ice
    Winter in the Ice

Alternate French Titles:


Plot Synopsis: 


Book Collecting Information:
French - Hetzel: (n/a) Jules Hetzel, Paris, YYYY
First English Editon:   Dr Ox's Experiment
with
Master Zacharias
A Drama in the Air
A Winter Amid the Ice

1874
Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle
London

First US Edition: Doctor Ox
with
Master Zacharius
A Drama in the Air
A Winter in the Ice
The Fortieth Ascension of Mont Blanc

1874
James R Osgood
Boston

Saunterer's Series
Decorative Green, Blue, Brown
Translated by George M. Towle
Authorized Edition
Before the title page is a list of Authorized Editions, "Jules Verne's Works"
At the end of the volume is an advertisement for "The Saunterer's Series" which lists The Tour of the World in Eighty Days

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
with A Winter's Sojourn in the Ice

1874
Charles E. Warburton
From the Clouds to the Mountains
contains:
A Drama in Mid-Air
Dr. Ox's Hobby
Master Zachary
A Winter among the Ice-Fields

1874
William F Gill and Co
Boston

gilt illustrations on cover
red and green shown

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First Seperate Edition
Book Winter in the Ice
1876
Lee and Shepard
Philadelphia(?)

Nov 9, 1876, Lee and Shepard copyrighted Winter in the Ice. By December 23, 1876, Lee and Shepard offered their Handy Verne Series, three volumes containing Tour of the World in 80 Days, Winter Amid the Ice and Wreck of the Chancellor. Each $1.

Significant Editions (n/a) Title(YYYY)
1876
A Winter Amid the Ice
1876
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
London 

ed: Do I have the date of this wrong?
Jules Verne Encyclopedia says Sampson Low, did not publish a unique Winter volume until 1877!

Wrappered Edition

1876
A Winter Amid the Ice
1876
Sampson Low
London

ed: Do I have the date of this wrong?
Jules Verne Encyclopedia says Sampson Low, did not publish a unique Winter volume until 1877!

A Winter in the Ice and Other Stories
1881
Lee and Shepard
Philadelphia

nd inscr 1881
Winter Amid the Ice
nd inscr1881
John E Potter + Co
Philadelphia
circa 1884

A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories
circa 1884 (inscribed)
John E Potter and Company
Philadelphia 

Variation with title in Icicle Letters on Spine

1889
A Winter Amid Ice and Other Thrilling Stories
1889
Keystone Publishing Co
Philadelphia 

2 examples shown (1 is closer detail and better colour!)

1890
Winter in the Ice
1890
Lee + Shepard
Boston
1894

A Winter Amid the Ice
1894
Sampson Low, Marston & Company

192 pages

Author's Illustrated Edition

Image 1 and listing information provided by Dana Eales

London

"Pears' Soap" edition

nd (inscr 1899)
Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories
nd (inscr1899)
International Book Co
New York
nd (circa 1920)
Winter Amid the Ice
nd (circa 1920)
Sampson Low
London 

Cover and Dustjacket shown

Includes the Stories:

  • Winter Amid the Ice
  • Martin Paz
  • Drama in the Air
  • Ascent of Mt Blanc
French editions:
Jules Verne's
L'Expédition de la Jeune-Hardie

nd
D.C. Heath & Co., Publishers
Boston New York Chicago

Heath's Modern Language Series
Edited with notes, Vocabulary, and Appendixes by W. S. Lyon, M. A.

Note: story is 30 pages long, notes 22 pages and vocabulary is 23 pages and Appendix (irregular verbs) is 12 pages long

 
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